Netherlands vs Serbia Highlights - October 04, 2026

Netherlands beat Serbia 2-1 in UEFA Nations League on October 04, 2026. The match was played at Philips Stadion.

Teun Koopmeiners (31'), Joshua Zirkzee (72') scored for Netherlands. Mihajlo Cvetkovic (35') scored for Serbia.

Netherlands went into the game in position 2, on 5 points. They had won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 in their previous five.

At kick-off Serbia stood in position 4 with 0 points. Their previous five had brought 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats.

Micky van de Ven shot wide for Netherlands on 1 minutes. Soon after, Noa Lang could not find the target for Netherlands (3').

Mexx Meerdink sent an effort off target for Netherlands (3'). Joey Veerman forced a save for Netherlands on 12 minutes.

Shortly afterwards, Stefan Gudelj was booked for Serbia (14'). The referee cautioned Strahinja Pavlovic of Serbia on 30 minutes.

Moments later, Teun Koopmeiners found the net for Netherlands (31'). Aleksa Terzic picked out Mihajlo Cvetkovic, who scored for Serbia (35').

After the break, Mihajlo Cvetkovic shot wide for Serbia on 46 minutes. Sasa Lukic was booked for Serbia (49').

Soon after, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Teun Koopmeiners’s effort (50'). Lazar Samardzic could not find the target for Serbia (54').

Shortly afterwards, Lazar Samardzic tested the goalkeeper for Serbia (56'). Tijjani Reijnders sent an effort off target for Netherlands (58').

Moments later, Mihajlo Cvetkovic forced a save for Serbia on 61 minutes.

Joshua Zirkzee scored for Netherlands on 72 minutes after a pass from Tijjani Reijnders.

Soon after, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Tijjani Reijnders’s effort (73'). The referee cautioned Nemanja Maksimovic of Serbia on 74 minutes.

Substitutions: Netherlands 5, Serbia 5.

Netherlands controlled 64.4% of possession. Netherlands had 22 shots with 7 on target, while Serbia had 14 and 4.

Goalkeeper saves: Netherlands 3, Serbia 4. Corners: Netherlands 6, Serbia 4.

Netherlands completed the most passes, 618 in total at 87.5% accuracy. The referee produced 5 yellow cards.